JP2518286Y2 - Card collection device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to an improvement of a card collection device that collects a card in a collection box from a pair of rollers that holds and conveys the card.

[Prior art]

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the conventional card collecting device is provided with a pair of rollers 4 and 7 for holding and carrying the card 1 and a switching arm 8 on the extension of the carrying surface, and below the card 1 It is configured to include a recovery box 12 for recovering. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the switching arm 8 is pulled upward by the solenoid 10 and the card 1 is collected in the collection box 12. In the case of normal card transport, the switching arm 8 is in a horizontal state on the extension line of the transport surface of the transport roller, and
It is held by tensioning 11. Therefore, in the normal transfer processing operation, the card 1 can slide on the upper surface of the switching arm 8. Further, at the time of card collection, the solenoid 10 that connects the switching arm 8 with the support shaft 9 as a fulcrum at the tip thereof.
Is driven to retreat upward to switch the transport path, and in this state, the toothed pulley 6 attached to the end of the drive shaft 3 is rotatably transmitted in conjunction with a drive source (not shown), and is transported by the transport rollers 4, 7. The card 1 is taken in and collected in the collection box 12.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the case of the above configuration, the feed roller 4 fixed to the drive shaft 3 in the pair of transport rollers.
The card is conveyed only by the pressure contact roller 7 facing it. Therefore, in the operation of collecting the card, when a card having a predetermined length is sent by the above-mentioned conveying roller, the card 1 falls from the front end portion to the collecting box 12 by its own weight, but the end portion of the feeding roller 4 is It may remain on the outer peripheral surface. That is, friction occurs between the bottom of the collection box 12 and the tip of the card, or between the surface of the card that has already been collected and the tip of the card that has been sent next, so that the end of the card is fed. There is a risk of slipping on the outer peripheral surface of the roller 4 which is disengaged from the sandwiched portion, which prevents smooth card feeding, resulting in an uncollected state.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

The present invention is a card including a pair of rollers for nipping and conveying a card, a collection box for collecting the card, and a switching arm for switching the traveling direction of the card sent out from the rollers and storing the card in the collection box. In the recovery device, a detector for detecting the card on the transport path, and a saw-toothed gear for pushing out the end portion of the card provided on the drive rotation shaft of the roller are provided, and the card is transferred to the recovery box. In the process of advancing, catching the timing at which the terminal end of the card deviates from the holding surface of the roller based on the output signal of the detector, and by returning the switching arm from the collecting direction to the non-collecting direction at that timing, The switching arm holds the end of the card toward the serrated gear. That.

[Action]

In the process of the card moving to the collection box, the timing at which the end of the card comes off the nip surface of the roller is detected based on the output signal of the detector, and the switching arm is returned from the collection direction to the non-collection direction at that timing. Since the switching arm presses the end portion of the card toward the serrated gear, the card is pushed out into the collection box by the serrated gear and the jumping of the card is suppressed by the switching arm.

【Example】

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the card collecting device of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is also a schematic front view. The members which are the same as or correspond to those of the conventional mechanism shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are designated by the same reference numerals. In the card collecting device according to the present invention, the feed roller 4 is fixed to the center of the drive shaft 3 and the serrated gears 5 are fixed to both sides of the feed roller 4, and the toothed pulley 6 is fixed to the end of the drive shaft 3. Therefore, power from a drive source (not shown) is transmitted to the drive shaft 3. The tooth portion of the serrated gear 5 has elasticity,
It has a structure that does not hinder the carrying process operation by the normal carrying roller 4. A collection box 12 is arranged below the switching arm 8 so that the card 1 sent at the time of collection can be stored. In FIG. 1, the card can be conveyed in either the left or right direction by a command from a control unit (not shown). Next, the collecting operation of the card collecting device will be described. In FIG. 1, the drive shaft 3 is rotated in the recovery direction (arrow B) by a recovery command from a control unit (not shown), and the card 1 is conveyed from the direction of arrow A. Here, the solenoid 10 is driven with the signal detected by the card detected by the photodetector 2 arranged in the middle of the conveyance path as an excitation command to retract the switching arm 8 upward (direction of arrow C) to move the conveyance path. Switch to the collection direction. Next, the conveyed card 1 is clamped by the conveying rollers 4 and 7 and fed in, so that the front end of the card 1 falls into the collection box 12 under its own weight. On the other hand, based on the signal detected by the photo detector 2 described above, the solenoid 10 is provided with a timing at which the terminal end of the card 1 comes off the holding part of the transport rollers 4 and 7 after a predetermined time. The drive signal is cut off, and the switching arm 8 is returned by the spring 11 (arrow D
Direction). By performing this returning operation, the end portion of the card 1 is riding on the outer peripheral surface of the feed roller 4, so that the slant portion (inclined portion) formed at the tip end of the switching arm 8 causes the card 1 to move. Press lightly to prevent it from jumping up, and push out the card 1 with the rotating serrated gear 5. Therefore, the card 1 is pushed out into the collection box 12 by the serrated gear 5 and the jumping up of the card 1 is suppressed by the switching arm 8, so that the card 1 is reliably collected in the collection box 12. That is, the above-mentioned uncollected state due to the friction generated at the tip of the card is eliminated, and the card can be collected smoothly.

As described above, according to the card collecting device of the present invention, in the process of the card proceeding to the collecting box, the end portion of the card is clamped by the roller holding surface based on the output signal of the detector. The timing at which the card is disengaged is detected and the switching arm is returned from the collecting direction to the non-collecting direction at that timing, whereby the terminal end of the card is pressed toward the serrated gear by the switching arm. Therefore, the card is pushed out into the collection box by the saw-toothed gear and the flip-up of the card is suppressed by the switching arm, so that the card is reliably collected in the collection box. Therefore, unlike the prior art, it is possible to eliminate the uncollected state due to the friction between the card tip and the bottom of the collection box or the friction between the cards.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a card collecting device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the same. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a conventional card collecting device.
The figure is a schematic side view corresponding to FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a schematic front view corresponding to FIG. 1 ... Card, 2 ... Photo detector, 3 ... Drive shaft, 4
...... Feed roller, 5 …… Sawtooth gear, 7 …… Pressing roller, 8 …… Switching arm, 10 …… Solenoid, 11 ……
Spring, 12 …… Collection box.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A pair of rollers for nipping and conveying a card, a collection box for collecting the card, and a switching arm for storing the card in the collection box by switching the traveling direction of the card sent out from the rollers. In the card collecting device, a detector for detecting the card on the transport path, and a saw-toothed gear for pushing out the end portion of the card provided on the drive rotation shaft of the roller are provided, and the card is the collecting box. In the process of advancing to, by catching the timing when the terminal end portion of the card comes off the holding surface of the roller based on the output signal of the detector, and by returning the switching arm from the collecting direction to the non-collecting direction at that timing. The switching arm presses the end portion of the card toward the serrated gear. Card collection device.